(i) to supervise and co-ordinate activities pertaining to the final examination and such other examinations conducted or caused to be conducted by the Board;
(ii) to recommend to the Executive Council general principles to be followed by the Board in regard to the preparation of panel and appointment of paper-setters, moderators, translators, examiners, etc.;
(iii) to fix the centers and dates for each examination;
(iv) to lay down instructions to be issued to the candidates, superintendents of examination centers, examiners and others;
(v) to recommend to the Executive Council suitable forms of applications to be filled by the candidates applying for permission to appear at the final examination and suitable forms of certificates and provisional certificates to be issued to successful candidates and statement of memorandum of marks to all candidates in respect of the final or such other examinations;
(vi) to lay down the procedure and specific penalties to be imposed in dealing with cases of use of unfair means by the candidates seeking admission to or appearing at the examinations conducted under the authority of the Board;
(vii) to consider and forward its observations to the Academic Council on any proposal to amend the scheme of the final examination and such other examinations as set out from time to time;
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(viii) to recommend to the Executive Council, the rates of travelling allowance, remuneration or honoraria for various items of work connected with the final and other examinations;
(ix) to recommend to the Executive Council on qualification and disqualification of paper-setters, translators, moderators, examiners and other officials connected with the work of conduct of final and other examinations;
(x) generally review the results of the final examinations on the declaration of the same and submit its observations to the Academic Council.
The Affiliation Committee
31. The Affiliation Committee shall consist of –
(i) the Chairman of the Board as the ex-officio Chairman;
(ii) two members to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the ex-officio members referred to in clause (i) of subsection (1) of section 13;
(iii) one member to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the nominated members referred to in clause (ii) of subsection (1) of section 13.
Duties and functions of the Affiliation Committee
32.(1) The Affiliation Committee shall consider and make recommendations on all matters relating to the grant or withdrawal of affiliation of secondary and higher secondary schools and such other institutions in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
(2) It shall be competent for the Affiliation Committee to suggest and recommend any alterations or any additions to the regulations regarding condition of affiliation of institution for the purpose of admitting them to the privileges of the Board including examinations conducted by it.
Board or Boards of Studies
33.(1) The Board shall constitute a Board or Boards of Studies for different subjects or groups of subjects, as may be considered necessary from time to time.
(2) Each Board of Studies shall ordinarily consist of such number of members, but not less than five and not more than seven members all of whom need not be the members of the Board, as the Board may decide.
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(3) The Convenor and the members of the Board of Studies shall be appointed by the Board.
(4) Any two or more Boards of Studies may, with the consent of the Chairman of the Board and shall, when so required by the Board, meet and act in concurrence and render a joint report on any matter with which they are severally and jointly concerned.
In such cases the quorum of the joint meeting will be majority of the members of the Board of Studies meeting jointly. The Chairman of the joint session shall be elected by the joint meeting.
(5) All the proceedings of the Board of Studies shall be treated as confidential and in particular the discussions on the merits and demerits of text-books shall not be divulged.
Duties and functions of Board of Studies
34.(1) It shall be the duty of Board of Studies to consider and make recommendations to the Academic Council in respect of the subjects with which it is concerned, regarding –
(i) the detailed syllabi for all standards;
(ii) the curricula and detailed syllabi for the final examination and such other examinations as the Board may decide;
(iii) the preparation or prescription of text-books in conformity with the syllabus and suggest such conditions, if any, as may be deemed fit, after considering the reports of the reviewers;
(iv) any matter relating to the subject or subjects within its purview referred to it by the Executive Council, Academic Council or other authorities of the Board;
(v) the standard and quality of question papers (including the model answers, if any) set for the final examination and such other examinations conducted by the Board and the observations of the respective Board of Studies thereon.
(2) A Board of Studies may bring to the notice of the appropriate authorities of the Board any matter connected with the final examination, the courses of studies laid down therefor, the text-books prepared or prescribed and other connected matters of academic importance.
Other Board authorities and committees
35.(1) The Executive Council may, by regulation, constitute and define the functions of such other committees or authorities as, it may, from time to time, think necessary, for the purposes of carrying out the work of the Board.
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(2) The powers and duties of such authorities and committees and the procedure to be followed at their meetings, shall be indicated in the respective regulations.
CHAPTER – V Finance, Annual Accounts and Annual Report Board’s Fund, custody and investment
36.(1) The Board shall establish a fund to be called Board’s Fund.
(2) The following shall form part of, or paid into the Board’s Fund:-
(a) all contributions, assignments, loans and grants, if any;
(b) all income of the Board from any source whatsoever including income from fees, royalties and charges levied by the Board;
(c) all income or moneys from trusts, bequests, donations and endowments or other contributions, if any;
(d) interest on, and sale proceeds of any securities vested in the Board;
(e) any sums borrowed from the banks or other financial institutions, with the permission of the government; and
(f) other moneys received by or on behalf of the Board.
(3) The Board’s Fund shall, at the discretion of the Executive Council, be kept in any Scheduled Bank as defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Central Act 2 of
1934.), or in such other manner as may be prescribed by the Government.
Procedure for withdrawal of Board’s Fund
37. No payment shall be made by a Bank out of the Board’s Fund, except upon a cheque or letter of credit signed by an officer serving under the Board duly authorised by the Board in this behalf.
Annual Accounts and Financial Estimates
38.(1) The Annual Accounts of the Board shall be prepared by the Finance Committee under the direction of the Executive Council and shall be audited by the auditors appointed by the Board.
(2) The accounts when audited shall be published by the Executive Council and a copy thereof shall, together with the copy of the audit report, be submitted to the Board.
(3) The Finance Committee shall prepare, before such date and in such manner as may be prescribed, the budget estimates of income and expenditure for the next financial year.
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(4) The annual accounts and the estimates as approved by the Executive Council, shall be submitted to the Board which shall consider and approve them with such modifications as it may deem fit.
(5) The Board shall, after the approval of the budget estimates forward the same to the Government for its information. The Government may on scrutiny of the budget communicate such advice with respect to the budget estimates of the Board as it thinks fit, and it shall be the duty of the Board to strive to implement such advice.
Annual Report
39. The annual report of the Board shall be prepared under the direction of the Executive Council and shall be submitted to the Board on or before such date as may be prescribed and which shall be considered by the Board in its annual meeting. The Board may pass resolutions thereon and communicate them to the Executive Council which shall consider and take such action thereon as it thinks fit; and the Executive Council shall then inform the Board in its next meeting, the actions taken by it or its reasons for taking no action on such resolutions, if any.
CHAPTER – VI Miscellaneous Provisions Submission of students by affiliated institutions or otherwise for examinations to be conducted by the Board
40. Only such candidates as are sent by the affiliated secondary or higher secondary or any such affiliated institutions and such other candidates as may be specifically permitted by the Board under the rules and regulations to be framed hereunder, shall be eligible to appear at the final examination or, any such examination to be conducted by the Board, subject to such conditions as may be specified from time to time by the Board and in such manner as may be prescribed.
Conditions of service
41.(1) The emoluments and terms and conditions of service of all the employees of the Board shall be as may be prescribed.
(2) All salaried officers and employees of the Board including those appointed by the Board for specified periods or for specified work or who receive remuneration such as allowances, fees or other payments from the Board’s Fund shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).
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42. Where no provision is made by or under this Act, for the Chairman to preside over a meeting of any authority or committee of the Board or where the Chairman so provided for is absent, and no provision is made for any other person to preside, the members present shall elect a person from amongst themselves to preside at the meeting.
Question regarding interpretation and disputes regarding Constitution of Board’s authority or body, etc
43. If any question arises regarding interpretation of any provision of the Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder, or as to whether a person has been duly appointed, as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority or body of the Board, the matter may be referred, on petition by any person or body directly affected or by the Chairman of the Board, to the Government which shall, after taking such advice as it thinks necessary, decide the question, and the decision of the Government shall be final:
Provided that such reference shall be made by the Chairman of the Board to the Government upon a requisition signed by not less than 15 members of the Board.
Protection of acts and orders
44. All acts and orders duly and in good faith done or passed by the Board, or any of its authorities, bodies or officers shall be final and accordingly no suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted against or maintained, or damages claimed from the Board or its authorities, bodies or officers for anything done or passed in good faith or in pursuance of the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations framed thereunder.
Power of Government to make rules
45.(1) The Government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: -
(i) manner and time of preparation of Budget Estimates of the annual income and expenditure of the Board;
(ii) various examinations that may be listed as final examinations to be conducted by the Board;
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(iii) the admission of candidates to the final examination and conditions governing such admissions;
(iv) the fee for admission to the final examination and other fees and charges payable in respect of other matters connected with those examinations.
(v) the arrangements for the conduct of final examinations and arrangements for the publication of results;
(vi) the qualification of paper-setters, translators, examiners, moderators, supervisors and other necessary personnel, their powers and duties in relation to the final examination and their remuneration;
(vii) the award of various certificates;
(viii) the qualification and scale of pay of officers and servants of the Board in its office and the conditions of their service;
(ix) the constitution of the provident fund for the benefit of the officers and servants of the Board;
(x) the control, administration and safe custody and management in all respect of the finances of the Board;
(xi) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
Power to make regulations